Blasphemy and Violence

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-45

  Hassner, Ron E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; ISLAMISM; POPULAR PROTEST; RELIGION; VIOLENCE; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 79952284580     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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